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Ever since the 1940s, British film studios have been consistently making great crime and gangster films with a singular style and feel to them. Whether it’s the black comedies of the 1950s, the realistic, hard-boiled thrillers of the 1970s, or the flashy, fast-paced work of recent directors like Guy Ritchie, the following are ten of [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Friday, October 2, 2009 at 12:01 am
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There’s no more iconic scene in Western movies than the good old-fashioned pistol duel, where the lawman and the outlaw meet at high noon to see who’s faster on the draw. In actuality, this kind of thing very rarely occurred, and the true life Western stories—like Wild Bill Hickok being shot in the back while [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 1:00 am
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When it comes to the amount of sheer planning, creativity, and outright lunacy that goes into them, few crimes rival the high profile, multi-million dollar heist. And when you consider the colorful characters and criminal masterminds behind these robberies, it’s easy why these crimes continue to be the subject of constant speculation and fascination. Whether [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12:19 am
Filed under All, Crime · Tagged Agricultural Bank of China Robbery, Antwerp Diamond Heist, baker street burglary, Banco Central Burglary, bank, Central Bank Of Iraq Heist, Crime, crimes, criminal, criminals, diamond, diamonds, gang, Gardener Museum Art Heist, Great Brinks Robbery, guns, Harry Winston Heist, jewelry, Knightsbridge Security Deposit Robbery, robbery, steal, The Great Train Robbery, the police, theft, unsolved
Of course, nobody wants to go to prison, but there are some prisons that you really, really don’t want to be imprisoned as an inmate. Being in jail is only part of the problem, staying alive is the bigger issue. Here are the top 10 most dangerous prisons in the world.
10. San Quentin Prison
San Quentin, [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 6:15 am
Filed under All, Bizarre, Crime · Tagged Alcatraz Island, assassination, bang kwang, Charles Afflic, Crime, crimes, criminals, dangerous prisons, gang, gangbangers, gangs, insane, mental health, outbreak, san quentin, san quentin prison, sick inmates, solitary confinement, Supermax, torture, Veronique Vasseur, violence, violent offenders
The word gang has taken on many meanings throughout the years. Originally, the word was just used to express a group or band of people. You probably have heard someone talk about the local gang of boys or something of that sort. In older times, the word gang didn’t have such the negative tone that [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Friday, September 19, 2008 at 6:32 am
Filed under All, Crime · Tagged Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerillla, Black Vanguard, bloods, cities, Crime, crips, cults, death, gang, gangs, Kenyan Mafia, La eMe, La Nuestra Familia, Mafia, mara salvatrucha, Mexican Mafia, ms-13, Mungiki, PCC, Primeiro Comando da Capital, religion, Texas 7, Texas Syndicate, The Brand, violence, War